Monday, March 2, 2009

Football Knee Braces For Added Knee Support Part-3

By Florentina Ryan

Pain mainly occurs at the start of and after exercise. In the initial stages of treatment, painful activities d be minimized and the client should take regular anti-inflammatory drug. Pain and immediate swelling are the early symptoms of ACL. Sometimes, patients complain of a popping sound which is actually a ligament tear sound. Pain killers are both the secret weapon and dirty little secret of professional football. Their use and abuse is something I would love to see someone like Carl Prine or Chris Mortensen tackle.

Custom made knee braces can cost as much as up to $1500.oo and what if your health insurance doesn't cover it?! Custom-fit orthopedic braces keep me stable during sparring and heavy lifting (yard work, weight training). Custom braces need many measurements of the affected leg to be taken to make certain to produce a brace that closely conforms to the desired size. Presized braces are sized by measuring the thigh circumference 6 in above the mid-patella and choosing the corresponding knee brace size.

Study of a new technology is being studied by doctors at the University of South Florida. This will help prevent heat illness in athletes. This research give the doctors the right to administer an electronic pill the size of a multivitamin to athletes before they start training in a very hot weather.

The high impact sports and sports that can result in excessive stretching or falling that causes the majority of dislocations are the contact sports like football, skiing and basketball. A dislocated joint is an emergency situation that requires an immediate medical treatment. Contact sessions are 4.7 times more likely to produce injuries than other sports. Injuries of the lower-extremity account for about 50% of all injuries, with knee injuries accounting for approximately up to 36%.

Injuries do not just happen to professional athletes. Each year more young, active people are joining the ranks of action sports devotees. Injuries occur in the beginner and the elite players. Athletes have had injuries such as ACL tears, ankle fractures and shoulder dislocations similar to the patterns of injuries seen in contact sports such as hockey, rugby, and football.

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